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Remains of US solider killed in WWII returned to Pennsylvania after 80 years
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John A Walko was identified through DNA and brought home to Pennsylvania 80 years after his WWII death. The remains of a US soldier killed during the second world war were returned to his Pennsylvania hometown more than 80 years after he died after DNA analysis identified him.John A Walko, a US army Pfc who died on 20 October 1944 during the Battle of Aachen in Germany, was escorted from the Pittsburgh airport to Commodore, Pennsylvania by a veteran’s motorcycle group earlier this month, according to Cleveland.com. Continue reading...
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